Head of a Buddha
Sandstone
Head of a Buddha
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The Buddha’s head was from Lopburi and shows distinct Khmer characteristics, suggesting that it was sculpted after the area was incorporated into the neighboring empire. The brows in the broad face have an angular slant above the downcast contemplative eyes and the lips with their slight smile are well-defined. An ornamental band borders the line of the hair, with its ringleted locks leading up to a conical topknot decorated with lotus-petal patterns.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 419.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Head of a Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 419.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Head of a Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:419.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Head of a Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 419).
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